Jack Ryan: Ghost War — Insubstantial

Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026) • View trailer2.5 stars (out of five); rated R, for violence and profoanityAvailable via: Amazon PrimeBy Derrick Bang This seems to be the week for popular streaming shows to spawn feature-length films. I hope the Mandalorian and Grogu are treated with more respect. When a tightly planned operation goes horribly wrong, CIA Deputy Director Greer(Wendell Pierce, center) must be restrained by MI6 operative Emma Marlow(Sienna Miller) and veteran CIA agent Jack Ryan (John Krasinski).Sadly, John Krasinski’s newest Jack Ryan adventure feels like a six-part serial clumsily slashed down to a 105-minute film. Back in the day, I’d have called this a Readers Digest Condensed Movie.(On a trivial note, the unwisely chosen title evokes memories of 2011’s vastly superior Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.) Director Andrew Bernstein and editor Jason Ballantine’s hyperkinetic pacing amplifies the overall sense of racing to be done with this puppy, a feeling that’s…

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